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Bartisans. 5.53x ROAS. 1.28M unique accounts on ₹1.32L in spend.

D2C · Food & Beverage · IndiaMeta Ads · CRO · Profitability Audit5 months↗ Scaled
Campaign Results
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5.53x
ROAS Delivered
1.28M+
Unique Accounts Reached
55,000+
Brand Engagements
2x
Organic Brand Search Uplift
Platforms used in this campaign
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01 · The Situation

No visibility into break-even. No clear customer composition.

Bartisans had no clear visibility into their break-even point or their customer composition. Scaling campaigns without this foundation amplifies unprofitable acquisition. Before spending a rupee on ads, I needed to establish the exact profitability threshold required for growth to make financial sense.

02 · The Strategy

Forensic audit first. Spend second.

I executed a forensic audit first, segregating existing retention customers from new acquisition targets and defining the exact profitability threshold required. With a verified baseline secured, I deployed Meta campaigns targeting new acquisition audiences with creative built around Bartisans' product differentiation. Retention sequences ran simultaneously to increase purchase frequency from existing high-value customers.

03 · The Execution

Two campaign tracks. One profitability framework.

Two separate campaign tracks, new acquisition and retention, each with different creative, different objectives, and different success metrics. Total spend: $1.59K. Total return: $8.83K.

04 · The Results

5.53x ROAS. $8.83K returned on $1.59K spent.

Metric
Result
Total Ad Spend
$1.59K
Total Attributed Sales
$8.83K
ROAS
5.53x
Unique Accounts Reached
1.28M+
Brand Engagements
55,000+
Qualified Site Visits
5,500+
Organic Search Volume
2x uplift
05 · Key Insights

The strategic takeaways.

01

What I learned

Most D2C brands scale campaigns before knowing their break-even. The result is impressive ROAS numbers that mask unprofitable customer acquisition. Establishing the profitability threshold first changed every targeting and bidding decision that followed.

02

What surprised me

The 2x organic search uplift was not a paid objective. It emerged as a byproduct of the paid reach, 1.28M people encountering the brand through paid created enough awareness that organic searches doubled without any SEO investment.

03

What I'd do differently

Build the retention campaign first before the acquisition campaign. The existing customer data would have given the acquisition algorithm better signals from day one.

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